INDIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,280,511	1	1,520,034	+ 2,760,477
Stroke	2	1,188,989	3	697,038	+ 491,951
Lung Cancers	3	937,590	21	88,276	+ 849,315
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	727,301	6	392,425	+ 334,877
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	531,351	25	77,368	+ 453,983
Lung Disease	6	497,390	2	879,732	- 382,342
Other Neoplasms	7	336,636	62	2,968	+ 333,668
Diabetes Mellitus	8	325,397	7	271,495	+ 53,902
Breast Cancer	9	289,735	22	82,821	+ 206,915
Liver Disease	10	287,747	8	268,580	+ 19,167
Prostate Cancer	11	235,986	38	30,945	+ 205,042
Stomach Cancer	12	214,951	24	81,058	+ 133,893
Pancreas Cancer	13	197,464	37	32,812	+ 164,653
Alcohol	14	190,504	43	23,097	+ 167,407
Hypertension	15	179,539	19	108,050	+ 71,489
Falls	16	171,352	10	225,755	- 54,403
Bladder Cancer	17	170,943	48	14,081	+ 156,862
Suicide	18	155,726	14	173,347	- 17,621
Lymphomas	19	150,612	33	40,159	+ 110,453
Kidney Disease	20	147,836	11	222,903	- 75,067
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	134,608	17	126,593	+ 8,015
Road Traffic Accidents	22	129,273	12	212,596	- 83,323
Inflammatory/Heart	23	127,094	49	12,651	+ 114,443
Leukemia	24	125,671	35	33,383	+ 92,288
Oral Cancer	25	122,800	16	134,187	- 11,387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	112,413	26	68,108	+ 44,305
Ovary Cancer	27	106,522	44	21,947	+ 84,575
Other Injuries	28	91,889	15	149,570	- 57,681
Liver Cancer	29	83,282	39	30,369	+ 52,913
Uterin Cancer	30	78,652	59	6,841	+ 71,811
Skin Cancers	31	78,363	60	5,054	+ 73,309
Cervical Cancer	32	69,342	30	45,319	+ 24,023
Oesophagus Cancer	33	65,566	34	38,898	+ 26,669
Parkinson's Disease	34	54,561	32	43,398	+ 11,163
Epilepsy	35	41,648	40	30,307	+ 11,341
Congenital Anomalies	36	33,324	23	82,769	- 49,444
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	30,513	4	670,315	- 639,801
Endocrine Disorders	38	30,221	47	15,264	+ 14,957
Drownings	39	23,146	28	48,774	- 25,628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	22,244	18	126,079	- 103,835
Tuberculosis	41	21,696	5	435,882	- 414,185
Low Birth Weight	42	21,048	9	238,739	- 217,691
Asthma	43	19,639	13	196,051	- 176,411
Multiple Sclerosis	44	18,272	63	2,328	+ 15,943
Fires	45	17,246	42	23,265	- 6,019
Skin Disease	46	17,061	45	17,857	- 796
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	13,415	50	11,931	+ 1,484
Drug Use	48	11,673	52	11,747	- 75
Violence	49	10,691	27	51,767	- 41,075
Malnutrition	50	10,567	55	8,626	+ 1,940
Poisonings	51	7,450	61	3,540	+ 3,910
Hepatitis C	52	6,844	65	1,364	+ 5,480
Meningitis	53	6,203	36	33,337	- 27,133
HIV/AIDS	54	4,178	31	44,406	- 40,228
Appendicitis	55	2,495	53	11,245	- 8,751
Hepatitis B	56	1,892	56	8,184	- 6,293
Birth Trauma	57	1,885	20	102,819	- 100,934
Schizophrenia	58	1,075	83	0	+ 1,075
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1,055	86	0	+ 1,055
Upper Respiratory	60	696	68	584	+ 112
Osteoarthritis	61	653	85	0	+ 653
Anemia	62	445	81	0	+ 445
Maternal Conditions	63	346	41	25,917	- 25,571
Encephalitis	64	236	29	48,080	- 47,845
Oral conditions	65	147	84	0	+ 147
War	66	141	67	890	- 749
Tetanus	67	61	58	7,093	- 7,032
Otitis Media	68	33	71	68	- 35
Syphilis	69	15	64	2,007	- 1,992
Diphtheria	70	15	72	65	- 50
Pertussis	71	4	54	10,094	- 10,090
Measles	72	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Chlamydia	73	0	69	379	- 379
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	66	973	- 973
Schistosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	126	- 126
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Poland

India

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.